On April 1, 1997, the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 97-25, thereby adopting a Negative Declaration for Environmental Assessment
No. 694 for amendments to Titles 16 and 17 of the City's Municipal Code.
Prior to its adoption, the Negative Declaration was circulated for public
comment from March 4 through March 24, 1997 and no substantive comments
were received from any persons or responsible agencies. In adopting the
Negative Declaration, the City Council found: 1) that there would be no
significant adverse environmental impacts resulting from the adoption
of the amendments; 2) that many of the amendments were clarifications
and minor non-substantive revisions; and 3) that the substantive amendments
would not cause impacts on the environment since the requirements and
regulations governing development in the City would be clarified, thereby
minimizing adverse impacts to adjacent properties and upon the environment.

The City Council is currently considering amendments
to Title 17 of the Development Code, as it pertains to affirming the historical
interpretation and application of the 16-foot height limit and clarifying
the Height Variation and Grading Permit findings. The proposed amendments
clarify the existing Code requirements and provide the decision makers,
Staff and the public with clearer direction on how to process residential
development applications. As such, the City Council has independently
reviewed this item and determined that the proposed amendments will not
result in any new significant environmental effects. Furthermore, the
City Council finds that the amendments are within the scope of EA/ND No.
694 that were prepared and adopted in conjunction with the amendments
to Titles 16 and 17, that were adopted on April 19, 1997 by the City Council.
As a result, no further environmental review is necessary other than the
adoption of this Addendum No. 10.